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1962 Stanford Indians football team

1962 Stanford Indians football
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record5–5 (2–3 AAWU)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 USC $ 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Washington 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 2
Washington State 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Stanford 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
UCLA 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
California 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Stanford was led by fifth-year head coach Jack Curtice and home games were played on campus at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Following the season, Curtice was fired after failing to produce a winning season in five years.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Tulane*
W 6–331,000[2]
September 29No. 6 Michigan State*
W 16–1332,500
October 6Oregon State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–2736,500
October 13at Washington State
L 6–2117,000
October 20No. 9 Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 0–1430,700
October 27at UCLA
W 17–733,415
November 3at Oregon*
L 14–2829,805[3]
November 10No. 2 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 14–3941,000
November 17San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 21–9
November 24at California
W 30–1372,700
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players drafted by the NFL/AFL

Main article: 1963 NFL draft
Main article: 1963 American Football League draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL/AFL Club[a 1]
Carlton Simons Center 4 56 Green Bay Packers
Frank Atkinson Defensive tackle 8 108 Pittsburgh Steelers
Al Hildebrand Tackle 13/27 169/214 Los Angeles Rams/Houston Oilers
C. B. Simons Linebacker 24 189 Denver Broncos
Source:[4][5]
  1. ^ AFL Draft selections shown in italics.

References

  1. ^ "Coach Jack Curtice fired by Stanford". The News and Courier. November 27, 1962. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Soph pair wins Stanford spurs". Oakland Tribune. September 22, 1962. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Strite, Dick (November 4, 1962). "Ducks nab 28-14 win over Tribe". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  4. ^ "1963 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  5. ^ "1963 AFL Draft". Retrieved November 25, 2013.
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